Lecture Series 2011-2012


 

Friday, October 21, 2011
(John Marshall Memorial Lecture)
Freeman J. Dyson
Institute for Advanced Study
òÀÜOther Ways of Looking for Life in the SkyòÀÝ

 

Friday, November 4, 2011
Fred Chromey
Vassar College
òÀÜThe Mystery of Beta Lyrae: Astronomical Spectroscopy for AmateursòÀÝ

 

Friday, December 2, 2011
Michael Shara
American Museum of Natural History
òÀÜHow Novae and Supernovae Are ConnectedòÀÝ

 

Friday, January 6, 2012
Robert Nemiroff
Michigan Technological University/NASA
òÀÜBest Short Astronomy VideosòÀÝ

 

Friday, February 10, 2012
Glennys Farrar
New York University
òÀÜAt Last: Seeing Supermassive Black Holes Shred StarsòÀÝ

 

Friday, March 2, 2012
Charles Keeton
Rutgers University
òÀÜA Ray of Light in a Sea of Dark (Matter)òÀÝ

 

Friday, March 30, 2012 (NOTEˆàCHANGEˆàOFˆàDATE)
Debra Fischer
Yale University
òÀÜSearching for Earthlike WorldsòÀÝ

 

Friday, May 4, 2012
Alex Wolszczan
Pennsylvania State University
òÀÜThe Astronomical Future of Humankind”